NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 23, 2024
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Ian Livengood.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A S____ · 6A Q____ · 7A U____ · 8A A____ · 9A T___ · 1D S____ · 2D M____ · 3D U____ · 4D R____ · 5D F___
Across
1A: Character who's blue in the face?
SMURF · more answers for this clue
6A: Mideast country that juts out from Saudi Arabia
QATAR · more answers for this clue
7A: Loosen, as a knot
UNTIE · more answers for this clue
8A: Author's negotiator
AGENT · more answers for this clue
9A: Labourite's rival, in British politics
TORY · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: What catchers do behind home plate … or an adjective that might describe their physique
SQUAT · more answers for this clue
2D: Tropical fruit in a sweet salsa
MANGO · more answers for this clue
3D: Say aloud
UTTER · more answers for this clue
4D: Like stereotypical weather in the Pacific Northwest
RAINY · more answers for this clue
5D: Bar on a guitar's neck
FRET · more answers for this clue
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SMURF
QATAR
UNTIE
AGENT
TORY
FAQ
1-Across: Character who's blue in the face?
SMURF.
6-Across: Mideast country that juts out from Saudi Arabia
QATAR.
7-Across: Loosen, as a knot
UNTIE.
8-Across: Author's negotiator
AGENT.
9-Across: Labourite's rival, in British politics
TORY.
1-Down: What catchers do behind home plate … or an adjective that might describe their physique
SQUAT.
2-Down: Tropical fruit in a sweet salsa
MANGO.
3-Down: Say aloud
UTTER.
4-Down: Like stereotypical weather in the Pacific Northwest
RAINY.
5-Down: Bar on a guitar's neck
FRET.